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05Mar.
2014

Nomination of the Prosecutor General Must Not Be a Backroom Deal! Press Conference Calling on President Ma: "Disclose the List of Nominees, Establish a Selection Committee, Explain Nomination Criteria, and Jointly Answer Ten Questions with Nominees"

Judicial Reform Foundation

Prosecutor General Huang Shih-ming is about to step down. His unconstitutional abuse of power alongside the Special…

04Mar.
2014

<p>〈Congressional Perspective〉Lay Participation in Trials? President Ma, Please Think Twice</p>

Chiang Nien-tsu / Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Nanhua University (Non-Profit Organization Management Program); Legislative Bill Convener, Congressional Office of Legislator Ker Chien-ming

Regarding the "lay participation in trials system," whether Taiwan should adopt the official "lay observation system"…

03Mar.
2014

The Homework of Transitional Justice for the Judiciary

Lin Meng-huang / Director, Taiwan Citizen Association for Legal Education

At the end of his book A Century of Pursuit: Stories of Taiwan's Democratic Movement, Mr. Wu Nai-teh emphasizes the…

28Feb.
2014

2013 Top 5 Rule of Law and Human Rights Incidents—Selection by the Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group

Lawyer Ch'ingshih, Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group

The Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group primarily focuses on human rights and rule of law incidents (cases) in China,…

25Feb.
2014

The Quasi-Adjudication System Leaves the Public Confused

Lin Yü-shun / Professor, Department of Criminal Investigation, Central Police University; Initiator, Taiwan-Japan Criminal Law Research Association

Recently, during a meeting with judicial reform groups, President Ma stated that the "quasi-adjudication system" is the…

25Feb.
2014

The "Lay Assessor System" That at Its Core Still Denies Public Participation

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

On February 21, the opening day of the Legislative Yuan, President Ma made a grand show of gathering various…

24Feb.
2014

Who Turned Judicial Reform into Political Maneuvering?

Huang Kuo-ch'ang / Executive Committee Member, Judicial Reform Foundation

Three days before the 2012 presidential election, the Judicial Yuan officially announced the Draft Trial Regulations…

21Feb.
2014

Statement by JRF Regarding the President's Advocacy for the "Observer-Participation System"

Judicial Reform Foundation

The President is evidently endorsing the Judicial Yuan's policy entirely, disregarding the fact that the…

20Feb.
2014

Everyone "Knows All Too Well" How Things Work in the Military?

Ch'en I-ch'ien (Chairperson, Awakening Foundation) & Kao Jung-chih (Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation)

According to media reports, female military officer Yeh Wen stated during her detention hearing that she fled because…